Railway-tie.



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RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2. 1914.

. Patented Feb. 29,1916.

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APPLICATLON FILED OCT. 2, 1914- Patented Feb,29,1916.

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RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILEDIOCT. 2. 1914.

- Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

WILLIAM EARL MUNSLOW, OF STEUBENVILLE, OHIO.

RAILWAY-TIE.

7 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Feb. 22?,

Application filed October 2, 1914. Serial No. 864,675.

To all whom it mag concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. MUNsnow, acitizen of the United States, residing at Steubenville, in the county ofJefferson and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to metal railway ties, and one of theobjects of the invention is to provide a metal tie that may be cast inwhich a maximum of strength in resisting strains to which the tie may besubjected is combined with a minimum amount of metal in itsconstruction.

A further object of the invention is to construct a hollow metal tie oftwo sections having means whereby the said sections are adjustablyconnected, so that the said tie may be adjusted longitudinally tolengthen or shorten the tie as desired.

A still further object of the invention is to construct a tie of twotubular members both having .their adjacent ends provided with exteriorthreads which are pitched in opposite directions and to provide acoupler member having its bore threaded in opposite directions from itsends, and co-acting with the threaded ends of the tie members toadjustably connect and secure the sections to form a complete tie.

A still further object of the invention is to construct a hollow metaltie of two members having connecting means whereby the members may beadjusted longitudinally, and further whereby the said members may beinsulated one from the other.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a hollow metaltie, preferably in the form of a tube and to form the same withdepressions providing rail seats, the

said seats having openings with a rail looking element comprising a pairof arms and an arched connection for the arms, the said member being-ofa size to permit of the same being freely passed through the tie fromthe ends thereof and to allow its arms to pass through the openings inthe seat over the seat, the bowed end being subject to pressure whenarranged within the tie so that when the arms of the member are bent inopposite directions, the tension thereof. will be. sufficiently great toeffectively lock the rails upon thc tie.

With the above and other objects in. View, the improvement resides inthe construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in thefollowing specification and falling within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view illustrating tiesconstructed in accord ance with my invention supporting rails which aresecured thereto, Fig. 2 is an enlarged central longitudinal sectiontaken approximately on the line 2-2 oil ig. 1, Fig. 3 is a similar viewand illustrating-the means whereby the arched connecting member of therail securing device is forced against the underface of the rail seat ofthe device and showing the nuts applied to the threaded arms of thesubstantially U-shaped securing member or bolt. Fig. 4: is a detailperspective View of one of the rail securing members, Fig. 5 is a detailperspective view of the tie, Fig. 6 is a greatly enlarged centrallongitudinal sectional view through the same; Fig. 7 1s a similarsection but illustrating a modified insulating member, Fig.

8 is a detail perspective view of one of the removable tie flanges, Fig.9 is a View of modified form of the tie, Fig. 10 is an enlarged centrallongitudinal sectional view through the same, Fig. 11 is a perspectiveview of another form of the tie, Fig.

is a side elevation of a still further form of the tie, the rails beingshown applied thereti and a portion of the said tie being in sec-- tion,Fig. 13 is a plan view of the tie illus trated in Fig. 12, Fig. 14 is asectional view of the same approximately 011 the line ll5l5 of Fig. 12,Fig. 15 is a perspective view of one of the rail securing members, andFig. 16 is a perspective view of a still further modified form of thetie. Fig. 17 is a side elevation of a still further modified form,

and Fig. 18 is a transverse sectional view upon the ties. The numerals 4designate securing members each of which comprising a pair of spacedparallel arms 5, and a bowshaped connecting member 6 for the parallel vthe said arms 5. may. be threaded.

The members 1 are constructed of resilient material and by having theconnecting member 6 of the arms5 bowed a suitable jack, suchas isilluztiiatod in Fig. 3, may be inserted in the e ds' or the tie andactuated'to force the said bowed portion 6 against the flat underfaceof,the rail seat, after which nuts 10 are secu'red to the threaded ends of"the arms 5. When the jack is removed the connecting member 6 againsprings to its normal position thus forcing the nuts 10 into tightengagement with the flanges of the rails or into engagement with angularplates 8 having openings through which the arms 5 of the members 4.-pass.

It will be noted by reference to the drawings that the flat rail seatsare disposed a suitable distance below the top of the tie and the sidesof the said seats are inclined toward the said top of the tie, asindicated by the numerals 9, and the tension of the member 6 exerted onthe nuts 16 will hold the angular portions of the plate 8 against thesaid inclined ends of the rail seats.

The tubular tie 1 is preferably formed of two members, which, for thesake of convenience, will hereinafter be referred to, one by thecharacter 11, and the second by the character 12. The innerextremity ofeach of the members 11 and 12 has its end provided with outward threads,the threads being pitched in different directions, that upon the end ofthe section 11, which is indicated by the numeral 13, being arranged atwhat is commonly termed a right hand pitch and the threads 14 upon theend of the section 12 being pitched in an opposite direction, or

at what is generally termed a left hand pitch. Circular flange members15 and 16 respectively having threaded bores 17 and 18 respectively areprovided for engaging with the threaded ends 13 and 14: of the sections11 and 12, the flange 15 having its threads 17 engaging with the threads13 of the section 11 while likewise the threads 18 in the bore of thesection 15 co-act with the threads 14 on the tie section 12. The flangedmembers threads at the ends of the sections 11 and 12.

The flanges 15 and 16 are each provided with a plurality of annularlyarrangedtransverse openings 19 and 20 respectively, and the roundperiphery of each of said flanges has spaced notches 21 and 22respectively, whereby either of the said flanges may be en- -gaged by aspanner wrench and screwed upon or disconnected from its respective tiesection.

As stated, it is one of the purposes of the invention to insulate one ofthe tie sections from the other and so I employ a plate 23 of insulatingmaterial, the same being provided at suitable points about its peripherywith laterally extending enlargements providing what I will term hubs24, the said hubs being round in cross section and extending from eachside of the plate proper a distance slightly in excess of the width orthickness of either of the tie flanges 15 or 16. The hubs upon one sideof the plate 23 are adapted to be received within the openings of one ofthe tie flanges after one or both of the said flanges have been screwedentirely home, or

screwed the required distance upon the sections 11-12. When the flangesare so positioned, one of the sections is forced longitudinally towardthe other section, causing the hubs upon the opposite face of the plate23 to engage within the openings 19 or 20 of the tie flange which hasbeen drawn toward the second tie flange upon which the insu lated platehas already been positioned. When this has'been accomplished insulatorwashers 25 are placed on the outer faces of the flanges 15 and 16 andsurround the projecting portion of the hubs of the plate 23.

tie flanges 15 and 16. When the sections of the tie are brought togethersleeves 31 of insulating material are passed through the openings 19 and20 and through the openings in the plate 30. These sleeves may be of alength equaling the combined thickness of the members 15, 30 and 16,washers. 32, also of insulating material, being arranged upon theopposite or outer faces of the members 15 and 16, so that both-theshanks of the connectin bolts 33 and the heads thereof will be retainedout of contact with the metallic portions of the devi ce, and alsowhereby the securing nuts 34 will likewise sustain the same out ofcontact with the metal portions of the tie.

, If desired, I may employ a coupling "sleeve 35 which may have itsinner portions or bore provided with a coating of insulating material,but the opposite ends or said bore have threads of opposite pitches orangles so that the same engaging with the threaded ther form of the tieconstructed in accordance with my invention. This tie, designated by thenumeral 56, comprises two sections each having its upper face round, asindicated by the numerals 57. The sides of the sections are also roundand terminate in a flat bottom 58 which extends from its outer end forthe major portion of its length to a point adjacent its inner end, andthe said inner end is round in cross section, as. indicated by thenumerals 59. The round portions 59 are arranged circumferentially of therounded top and sides of the tie, and therefore, the said sections havetheir central portions enlarged below their flat underfaces 58. The endsof the round portions 59 may be threaded in opposite directions toreceive annular sleeves 60 which have bores provided with threads ofopposite pitches or the said sleeves 60 may be integrally formed withthe sections if desired. The sleeve 60 is preferably provided withperipheral notches 61 which provide for the reception of aspanner'wrench, when the said sleeves are detachably connected with thesections of the tie. A washer OI 'Sl86VG 62 of insulating material isinserted between the sleeves and between the ends of the tie sections,'

while bolts 63 pass through registering openings in the sleeves 62 andare provided with securing nuts 64- The rounded upper faces of thesections of the tie adjacent the outer ends thereof are formed withdepressed flat rail seats 66, the end walls of which being angular, asat 67, and the seats at the juncture of the said angular walls areprovided with a plurality of openings 68. Securing elements 69 areinserted through the open ends of the tie and have spaced parallel arms70 inserted through the opposite pairs of openings 68. It will be notedthat the connecting member between the arms 70 is arched downwardly, andthe said member 69 is constructed of resilient material. A jack or otheradjusting instrument similar to the jack 7 is arranged within the'endsof the tie and operated to straighten the connecting portions 71 of thesecuring members 69. Thereafter the portions of the arms project ingabove the rail seats are forced over the opposite longitudinal edges ofthe base flanges of the rails 72, as illustrated in Fig. 12.

In Fig. 16 I have illustrated a still further modified form of the tie.In this figure the tie comprises a hollow tubulai memher but is providedwith an upper flat face 73 and a lower fiat face 74, the sides as wellas the corners of the said tie being rounded, and the flat face 78,adjacent its outer ends, is formed with a plurality of openings 75,arranged in spaced pairs, and through each of said pairs are adapted tobe passed the longitudinal arms of the securing member 69, the said armsbeing bent over the base flanges of the tie in a manner as heretoforedescribed.

In Figs. 17 and 18 the tie 100 is substantially similar to the ends ofthe 'tie illustrated in Figs. 12, 13 and 14:. The tie, however, isformed from a single element embodying a tubular member having a flatbaseor bottom 101 and having its rounded top, at points suitably spacedfrom its adjacent downturned end, flattened to provide rail seats orpockets 102.

Having thus described the invention what I claim is:

1. A tie comprising two tubular members having flat rail seats, flangeslongitudinally movable upon the adjacent ends of the tubular member aninsulator plate between the flanges, said plate having lateral hubswhich extend through openings in the flanges, washers for the hubs,bolts passing through the hubs and flanges, and nuts for the bolts.

2. A metal tie comprising two tubular members having fiat portionsproviding rail seats, an adjustable flange upon each of the tiesections, an insulator plate between the 105 flanges, said plate andflanges having registering openings, a hollow insulator member passingthrough the openings, washers upon the outer faces of the flanges andupon the insulator members, bolts passing through the insulator membersand the insulator plate, nuts for the bolts, and the said flanges havingperipheral notches.

3. A tie comprising two hollow members each having a round face andround sides 1 and a flat bottom which extends from its outer end for themajor portion of its length to adjacent the inner rounded end, therounded portions being arranged circumferentially with the rounded topand sides, 12o

the adjacent ends being threaded in opposite directions, sleeves havingtheir. bores also threaded in opposite directions engaging with the endof the tie, a Washer of insulating material arranged between the sleevesand the ends of the tie sections, and removable means passing throughthe sleeve members for connecting the sections of thetie. i

4. A tie comprising two tubular sections having its upper face depressedto provide flat rail seats, and the meeting ends of the ties beingthreaded in opposite directions, a threaded member engaging the threadedend of each of the tie members, transverse members passing through thesaid threaded members for securing the same and connecting the tiemembers.

5. A metal tie of tubular formation having its face, adjacent its ends,depressed to provide flat rail seats, said tie comprising two members, aplate of insulating material between the members at the meeting endsthereof, a longitudinally adjustable element upon the end of each of thetie members at the opposite side of the insulating material, and meansfor connecting the said elements to secure the insulating member betweenthe members of the tie and to\connect the members of the tie.

6. A metal tie of tubular form having its face adjacent its endsdepressed to provide horizontal rail seats, said tie comprising twomembers, an insulating member between the meeting ends of the tiemembers, and a longitudinally adjustable member upon the said meetingends for connecting the same and for sustaining the insulating memberbetween the tie members.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' WILLIAM EARL MUNSLOW;

- Witnesses:

D. M. GRUBER, JAMES LITTLE.

